URIs and mandatory classes

Published on: 08/06/2013 Discussion Archived

With the exception of categories (see Section 8.1), it is not said whether instances of mandatory classes must have a URI.

Is this intentional? I mean, such class instances can be represented as blank nodes?

Considering existing data catalogues, this option should be supported.

Component

Documentation

Makx DEKKERS Tue, 09/07/2013 - 12:34

Consideration

This is indeed unspecified, allowing instances of these classes to be expressed as blank nodes.

Proposed resolution

The comment does not ask for changes in the specification.

Proposed action

No change to the specification.

Makx DEKKERS Tue, 16/07/2013 - 17:48

Makx DEKKERS Thu, 01/08/2013 - 16:48

The WG did not agree with the proposed resolution in the meeting on 18 July 2013, see report at https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/document/dcat-application-profile-wg-virtual-meeting-2013-07-18. Instead, it was decided to add a sentence to section 11.1 to encourage assignment of URIs to all instances.